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Bugeja to participate in debate on education reform by The Economist
magazine

Michael Bugeja, director of the Greenlee School of Journalism
and Communication at Iowa State University, will participate in a new online
debate series The Economist magazine is launching on its Web site. He will
take part in the series' third online debate, on social networking and
education, which starts Tuesday, Jan. 15.

National ranking rates three Iowa State design programs among best in U.S.

Iowa State's programs in landscape architecture, architecture and interior design continue to be among the nation's best, according to a survey of practitioners by DesignIntelligence, a monthly publication for leaders in design professions.

Ames Laboratory beefs up magnets for electric-drive cars

One of the problems associated with electric cars is that as the drive motors heat up, the magnets inside the motors lose some of their magnetic strength, resulting in a loss of power. Ames Lab's Iver Anderson and his team have developed a new magnetic alloy that maintains its strength at high operating temperatures approaching 400 degrees F.

Up to 700 young students will compete in the seventh annual
FIRST LEGO League Iowa Championship from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan.
19, in Howe Hall of Iowa State University's College of Engineering. The
event is free and open to the public. It's loud and fun, too.

New Ames Lab director on the job

Alex King began his duties as director of the U.S. Department of
Energy's Ames Laboratory on Jan. 1. King will lead a staff of more
than 400 employees, including more than 240 scientists and engineers.

Harmonic celebration

In the news

Iowans should lead renaissance in math and science

Des Moines Register

Iowa State President Gregory Geoffroy urges local school
districts to adopt the new Iowa Model Core Curriculum for Iowa's K-12 schools
with its strong emphasis on literacy, math and science. He also urges support for the Regents Math and
Science Education Collaborative initiative, designed to increase the number
of math and science teachers in Iowa schools.